Phone maker Honor will now offer seven years of Android OS and security updates for its flagship phone series, up from five, the company told CNET ahead of its MWC keynote in Barcelona on Sunday. It's a commitment that puts Honor in the same software league as Samsung and Google,

The first to receive the support will be the flagship HONOR Magic 7 Pro, but it is not yet known whether previous Honor Magic models will be included in this initiative.

Honor has announced that it is matching Google and Samsung with a new seven-year smartphone software update promise. At MWC 2025, Honor revealed its “game-changing commitment” to provide seven years of major Android OS updates and security upgrades for its top devices.

HONOR just dropped a bombshell announcement in Barcelona at MWC 2025, following its HONOR Alpha Plan announcement. The company announced that it will offer 7 years of major Android OS updates to its Magic series devices.

The Google Pixel 8 series was the first time we saw a brand promise seven years of updates, and we’ve seen that same promise on all of Google’s phones since that point. Soon a